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The Outcome Is Pre Determined

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The Outcome Is Pre Determined

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June 27, 2024 5:47 pm

The hosts discuss the role of Christians in the bigger story, referencing the Great Commission and the importance of sharing one's story and helping others reconcile to the foot of the cross. They also touch on the concept of being ambassadors for Christ, representing the kingdom of God in the world.

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Yours truly, yours truly, yours truly, Nikita Kolov. Hey, welcome to Truth Talk live. I'm glad you're here. Are you glad I'm here? The host also of The Man Up Show and Q&A with Kolov, questions and answers. Hey, have you downloaded the Truth app yet? What are you waiting for?

Come on, like for real. You download the Truth app no matter where you're at on the planet. You can hear Truth Talk live, many other incredible talk shows. You can get a host of podcasts as well on the app. And so, can I encourage you to do that? You have yet to do that.

Go into your app store and download the Truth app. Hey, I'm gonna come right out of the gate. If you have been following me at all in these special opportunities that I have to be your host, you know I like to do trivia.

I like to do Bible trivia. And I'm just right out of the gate before we really jump into our topic today. And of course, for the winter, I've got an autographed 8x10 photo from my wrestling days when I was the Russian nightmare. Stu Epperson likes to call me the devil's worst nightmare now.

And where I once body slammed big bodies in a wrestling ring, now I'm just slamming the devil and his demons and sending them back past the gates of hell. And so, here we go. Here we go. You ready? Ready? Ready?

If you're ready, say, I'm ready. Here you go. What happened to Paul on the island of Malta? What happened to Paul on the island of Malta? Was he A, bitten by a viper, B, stoned, C, scourged, or D, become ill?

What happened to the Apostle Paul on the island of Malta? Call 866-348-7884. That's 866-344-TRUTH. And I'd like to send you a free autographed 8x10 from my wrestling days, as we like to say down here in the South, where we are located, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Truth Talk Radio. And hey, the fix is in. Speaking of wrestling, the fix is in.

What do I mean by that? You know, one of my dear buddies, Jeffrey Gitimer down in Charlotte, North Carolina, likes to say that nothing is fake about wrestling. It's not fake at all, but it is fixed.

The fix is in. And he goes on to say that the outcome is predetermined. The outcome is predetermined. If you were in studio with me, I would just test that theory because I would grab one of the metal chairs here in the studio and maybe hit you over the head with it, and you wouldn't have to worry because, hey, it's all fake.

It's not going to hurt a bit, right? Then again, you might feel the effects of that, but here's the point. Here's the point.

Here's the point. How on earth does this relate to Christianity? How does this relate to the Bible? And that depends on whether you read the Bible or not. I mean, if you go start, you start with Genesis 1-1, and in the beginning, in the beginning, I mean, just read, in fact, I got a Bible right here in front of me. Genesis 1-1. Let me just look up Genesis, just to be clear, because I don't want to misquote anything. I want to look up Genesis 1-1, and it says, I should have already been there. Come on.

Bear with me here. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was without form and void. Darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, let there be light, and there was light. That's the beginning, Genesis, and man, if you were to fast forward all the way to the back of the book and read the rest of the story, you find out that it starts on, there's a starting time, starting line, a linear story, and then there's the rest of the story in the back of the book, and you read Revelation, and then in between, in between, man, you've got some stories in between. Jesus said, I'm leaving to go prepare in my father's house or many mansions.

I'm going to leave to go prepare one for you. And I want to get your insight and your thoughts here shortly on this story, but before we get there, I've got Skip over in Rule Hall, North Carolina. Skip over in, did I say that right, Skip? Rule Hall? Well, it's rural, as in country, R-U-R-A-L, Rural Hall. Gotcha, Rural Hall.

Now, I have to say, Skip, I've been to a lot of places. Give me some insight where Rural Hall, North Carolina is. Just north of Winston. Just north of Winston, okay, so not far from the studio here, okay.

Oh no, not at all, not at all. No, you're, you're, I, if you go north on University Parkway and just keep on going, you come into Stanleyville, and then right after that is Rural Hall, and then after that is King. Okay, and now, see now, I've been to King, so maybe I've driven, maybe I've driven through there and just didn't even know it, right? Yes, I'm sure you have, yes.

Because I have been to King, I've preached in King, actually, and for a dear friend up there, Taylor Vaden, but, alright, so you got an answer to my question. Uh oh, Skip, come on back. There you are, come on back, Skip, you got an answer to my question. Um, yeah, actually, the phone went out there for a minute, yeah, I think on Malta, that is when, and I'm driving, so I'm going by memory, but I believe that's where Paul was bitten by the snake, is that right?

Boom, you got it, Skip, good memory, that's right, he was bitten by a viper there, and of course, that was like, oh, everybody kind of freaked out, right, that he didn't die, right? Like, oh, what's going on here, hold on here, so, hey, you hang on, we're going to get your address, and thank you for being a fan of Truth Talk Live, and we're going to send this autographed 8x10 off to you, okay, so just hang tight, Skip. Okay, alright, thank you. Alright, we'll see you, stay tuned, hey, don't go anywhere, stay tuned, stay tuned, coming right back.

You're listening to the Truth Network, and TruthNetwork.com. Alright, we're back, Truth Talk Live, we already got our first winner, Skip, over in rural Hill, North Carolina, 8x10 personally autographed photo headed his way, let me give an opportunity here for someone else to win a free 8x10 autographed photo. Question number two, Bible trivia, question number two, 1 and 2 Timothy is written to whom, here's your options, your choices, the saints, the faithful, brethren, the church, or Timothy himself. 1 and 2 Timothy is written to whom, 866-348-7884, 86634 Truth, we're talking about the fixes in, in the beginning, in the beginning, so we know how the story begins, we know how the story ends, Jesus is coming back again, and there's a lot to say, we could speak a lot into that, the millennial reign, and heaven, and eternity, and all of that, but what I want to focus on in our brief time together this afternoon, is what is our role? So we know how the story begins, we know how the story ends, what is our role in this story? We're going to go up to Bucksman up in Dayton, Ohio, and get a little input from Bucksman, Bucksman are you there?

Hey Nikita, I am here. Hey Bucksman, welcome back to Truth Talk Live, and if you just heard the question I posed, we know how the story begins, Bucksman, we know how the story ends, Bucksman, what's our role? What would you say is our role in this story? Would I be too much, Nikita, to answer it with a biblical answer, because I, like you, this is what I love about you Nikita, you are a student of the word of God, as is your brother out here in Ohio, Bucksman. I would have to go to the book of Ecclesiastes, and the book of Ecclesiastes, if you've got your copy of your sword there, in chapter 12 Nikita, go to the very last verse. Actually I think it's the last two verses, so it would be Ecclesiastes chapter 12, and I don't have my sword with me, I'm in the busmobile Nikita, but I'll paraphrase it brother for everybody at Truth Talk Live, it's to honor God, if I remember right, honor God with our very life. I'm putting it in today's terms, everyone, and everything that we do Nikita, will come into his judgment, the word of God is very clear, both the good and the bad, and then in the Bible Nikita, it even says this, even the secret things, which is, kind of sends chills down my spine here in Ohio, Nikita. So what do we do between Genesis and Revelation? We love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, mind, soul, and strength, we love our neighbors as ourselves, and we remember that eternity is set before us, where everything that we did do to accomplish those two things, will be judged post our death date.

We all had a birth date, but post our death date. So that would be my answer Nikita. Well, and certainly on a personal level, I appreciate it Buxman, on a personal level, what he's referring to is Ecclesiastes chapter 12 verse 13 and 14, let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Now here's a guy who did everything under the sun, so Buxman's referring to our own personal journey, and how we are, as I would say, conduct ourselves in this story, in this picture. Here's the conclusion of the whole matter, fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.

So if you want to really distill it down on a personal level, as to how you are to conduct your own life, and then verse 14, for God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, what he's referring to, whether it be good or whether it be evil. It all comes into the light. So Buxman, thank you for that.

That creates a very sobering moment right now, when I think about my life and things I've done. But God bless you man, thank you for being such a faithful listener. Have a wonderful day. I love you guys, and I love Truth Talk Network. Thanks guys. God bless you my brother, thank you.

That's awesome. So there you are on a personal level, like if you want to really bring it close to home, here's the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. So just meditate on that one for a moment. And then beyond that, okay, so beyond that, so that's on a personal level, is there anything else that we're commissioned to do? Oh, little insight there. There's a little teaser right there to help somebody. I want to hear from you.

866-348-7884. That's 866 Truth. Is there anything else we're supposed to do in this story? We know the beginning. We know how it began. Go read Genesis 1-1.

And we know how it ends. Go read the back of the book. Go read the book of Revelation. Go read the last couple chapters.

And we know Jesus is coming back again. What is our role? And there could be a lot of different answers that you could share with me on what our role is. I'm thinking of a couple things specifically.

What are we commissioned to do here on planet Earth in the time and the life that we're given? Hey, trivia question. Don't forget. 1 and 2 Timothy is written to whom? The saints, the faithful brethren, the church, or to Timothy himself? 866-348-7888 Truth, 86634 Truth.

We want to give away another 8x10 personal autograph photo here. You guys have been so great to call in and getting all the right answers. For the trivia question and or call in and give me your thoughts on what our role is. All right?

Hey, the fix might be in. We know how the story ends. But we still have a role to play. Well, what is that role? And I want to hear from you. So give me a call at 866-348-7884 and share with me perhaps how you see what your role is. What specifically? I mean, I could give a lot of examples, right?

I'll just help you out a little bit. Clearly, clearly God has called me into ministry, which in a gazillion years I never would have ever. I was just discussing this recently on the Man Up show with a guest. Or maybe it was Q&A with Koloff. I forget. I think it was Q&A with Koloff. But anyway, in discussing, you know, in a million years I ever envisioned I'd be an evangelist. I'd be in ministry.

I'd be facilitating man camps and Man Up conferences or preaching the good news on a Sunday morning in a local church or speaking at a breakfast or a dinner. All these years. Writing books.

I mean, it just blows my mind. I mean, working on a fourth book and, you know, I've already written three and I just never in a million years would have ever dreamed that I'd be doing what I'm doing. But God, God has a plan. What's His plan for you? What role do you play in this whole story? I want to hear from you at 866-348-788-TRUTH.

You're listening to the Truth Network and truthnetwork.com. The Bigger Story. What our role is in The Bigger Story. And we already had one winner skip over in rural Hill, North Carolina.

Won an 8x10. Waiting on that second winner to call in with that answer to the trivia question. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter.

Fear God and keep His commandments for this is the whole duty of man. Talk about distilling it down. Oh, my goodness. Now we got Patty up in Indiana. Patty.

Indiana. Hi, Patty. Hello.

Hey, great to have you on TwoTalk Live, Patty. You got some insight what our role is or more specifically even what your role is in The Bigger Story. Well, yeah. Matthew 28, the Great Commission. Haha. Come on. Making disciples. Come on. Hello.

Making disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and teaching them all that I have commanded you and I will be with you till the end of the age. Come on, Patty. I love it. Come on.

The Great Commission. I have. Go ahead. I have a question. I have a question for you. Okay.

I will see if I can have an answer. Genesis 1, 1. In the beginning, what did God create first? Well, He. You are going to love this.

I want to say, I want to say light. I thought I just read it, but are you going to enlighten me to something else? Yes. Okay. I'm all ears.

I'm all ears. The fourth word. Beginning. Time. He created time. Come on.

I love it. God is eternal. There's no beginning. There's no end with God. There's no time with God. God created time for us in the beginning.

I love it. And He gave us day and night, right? Because He knew we needed help, right, Patty? So He's like, look, I'm going to give them a 24-hour clock so I can help them along here in this whole process, right? Someone else had brought that to my attention several years ago and I'm just like, oh, wow. The first thing was time. That's powerful. Wow. And you picked up on, I tried to give a little hint there, you know, what has He commissioned us to do? The Great Commission, right? Go out into all the world, out into all the nations, this world that He's created, and share the story, right?

Share the story. That's right. We were to continue the work that He started.

That's exactly right. I think I'm going to lose you a little bit, Patty, but Patty up in Indiana, thank you, Patty, for calling in and sharing that time. He created time for us, gave us a time clock, a timepiece. We got up in Toledo, Ohio, we got Jessica up in Toledo, Ohio. Jessica, you want to add something to maybe what Patty already said, the Great Commission? Well, I did. I think I want to be a little bit challenging to those of us who aren't exactly sure where we fit, but we kind of, we know who we are. I am, in my nature, I am type A. I am a leader. I run the roof. That's who I am. God has a different plan for me in the context of the body, and that is to serve.

I'm a great gap filler. And, you know, I often relate to the Pharisees, believe it or not, because they were commissioned and committed with the oracles of God, it says. And I find that fascinating because look where they went with their, I'm going to say, type A personalities. Right.

Yeah. And so it would be easy for someone like me to step into the role of a Pharisee and be quick to hold everyone to a standard and be quick to rule righteously, cast judgment righteously. But, but for Jesus, I can see that that's not what he's called for the Pharisees.

It's not what he's called for me. It is to have that sympathy, that empathy, that compassion and to be God to the people who can't see him. And maybe I can be a vessel that that God can use to help others draw close to him. I'm pretty authentic. I'm pretty transparent. That's who I am. And he's had me do nothing.

I have never led really anything in the church I've only ever served. And it's, you know, especially when I was younger, I would get passed over. But now I'm so grateful because I get to watch these amazing people be raised up into positions of authority and just beauty. And I just get here. Let me let me look the stamps for you here.

Let me, you know, make a phone call for you or here. Tell me what God is showing you. So I can be excited about your vision.

And it's completely the opposite of what we think a leader would do. And that's where I get to be. So my call is to be the gap filler. Well, I love it. And I love that, Jessica. Thank you. And, you know, you you I'm just reminded when Jesus said I didn't come to be served, but I came to serve. Right.

And and I like that a gap filler. I appreciate that. Jessica up in Toledo, Ohio. Thank you for that insight.

She clearly understands her role. Appreciate you, Jessica. Thanks for calling in to Truth Talk live today. So and I want to just give away another eight by 10 here. Come on now.

First and second, Timothy is written to whom? Come on. Somebody call in. Eight, six, six, three, four, eight, seven, eight, eight, four.

Your choices are the saints, the faithful brethren, the church or Timothy himself. Let me give it a call on eight, six, six, three, four, eight, seven, eight, eight, four, eight, six, six, three, four truth. And what what an amazing Jessica just nailed it on the head for her. She goes, I know my role. I'm a gap filler.

I love it. I'm called to serve. And which in reality, we all are right. If we're going to be a Jesus follower. Right. A disciple of Jesus. Then and just like Patty was sharing earlier as well. You know, in the beginning time, but also the Great Commission, Matthew 28, 18 to 20.

Right. Go out into all the world and make disciples. So for those of you still trying to figure out your calling, Jessica's Jessica knows hers. Do you know your calling?

Do you know your holy calling? I'm reminded of Second Timothy one, seven through nine. Are you familiar with that?

Are you familiar with that? Here's what it says. It says that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but a power, love and a sound mind. Therefore, do not, do not, verse eight, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord.

Do not be ashamed of the testimony. He has saved us. Verse nine. He has saved us and called us with a holy calling.

Jessica just mentioned her calling. He's called all of us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose. He called you with a purpose. He put you on this earth with a purpose. We know the beginning.

In the beginning, he created time and he created this earth that we live on. We know the end of the story. He's coming back again. Heaven is our home. We're sojourners, foreigners.

We're just passing through. What is your role? What is your role?

What is your calling? Patty gave some great insight. Boxman gave some great insight.

Jessica gave some great insight. Hey, I want to give another eight by ten away. Steve, Lynchburg, Virginia. Steve, before we go to break. Steve, are you there?

Yes, sir. Hey, Steve, up in Lynchburg, Virginia. If I'm not mistaken, that's the home of Liberty University, right? Did I get that right, Steve? Yeah, Liberty University. That's right.

Liberty University. All right, before we go to break, we've got just a minute or so left here, Steve. What's the answer to the trivia question? Yeah, the book of Timothy was written to Timothy and Timothy himself. It was written to Timothy himself. That's exactly right.

First Timothy, chapter one, verse two, written to Timothy himself. And I appreciate you calling in. Don't go anywhere because you want to get your address and send you out this autographed eight by ten. Just real quick, Steve, what do you feel your role is in this bigger story? What's your role? I believe we both love it all we can. Love your neighbor as ourself.

Okay, come on. What was the greatest commandment, right? They asked Jesus. They go, hey, what's the greatest commandment? He's like, well, love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.

And the second is greatest of firsts, right? Love your neighbor as yourself. Love your neighbor. That's right. That's right. So you go out there, Steve, in Lynchburg, Virginia, and just shower love on everybody you come in contact with.

And another way I would phrase that is just be salt and light, right? Amen. So amazing. And Steve, I appreciate you dialing in and listening to Truth Talk Live. Thank you so much. All right, thank you much. All right, appreciate you. Hang tight.

We'll get your address there and get this 8x10 sent out to you, okay? All right, well, we're on Truth Talk Live here, and we are getting ready to head into another break here. So don't go away. We've got one more segment to go. You're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com.

Welcome back. Our final segment today, Truth Talk Live. Your host, Nikita Koloff here, host of the Man Up show and Q&A with Koloff. Hey, let me just remind you, if you haven't downloaded the Truth app, go to your app store and get the Truth app.

A plethora of shows, live shows, podcasts, and just lots of incredible things you have access to. We're talking about what our role is in the bigger picture here. We know how the story begins, Genesis 1-1. We know how the story ends. We've got some great insight today, some folks calling in. Jessica, on a specific note, knows she's called to be a gap filler, called to serve.

Steve, up in Lynchburg, Virginia, our second winner of the Autograph 8x10, Love Your Neighbor. So we've got some specific things. Patty, we talked about the Great Commission, Matthew 28. And Buxman led us to Ecclesiastes, let us hear the whole conclusion of the matter. Fear God, keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. Of course, that Great Commission, Jesus came and spoken to them saying, All power is given to me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and teach all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father, Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things. Whatsoever I have commanded you, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.

What are some specific roles you're playing? I shared 2 Timothy 1, verses 7-9, that He hasn't given us a spirit of fear, power, love, and sound mind. And we are to go out and share our story, and that we have a holy calling.

Hey, I'd love to give one more 8x10, we've only got a few minutes left, but I'd love to get another autographed 8x10. Here's the last trivia question for the day. Where did Jesus meet Zacchaeus? Where did Jesus meet Zacchaeus?

I'm going to give you a hint, since we're short on time. Luke chapter 19, you'll find your answer. Where did Jesus meet Zacchaeus? Was it in Jericho, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, or Nazareth?

Jericho, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, or Nazareth? 866-348-7884, 866-348-7884, 86634 Truth. You know, I just was sharing, you know, He saved us and called us with a holy calling, according to His own purpose, and you have a purpose for being here. You have a role to play, and do you know specifically, like Patty, do you know what your role is, what you're called, holy calling, what you're called to do? I've got a few minutes here to call in and can share with me, either specifically, if you know what your calling is. Man, I have, gosh, I just think about all the things that I get to do, that I'm privileged to do, it just blows my mind sometimes.

Like for real, I just have to kind of like pinch myself, I can't believe that I get to do all the things I get to do. You know, at the end of the day, we're to be salt and light, right? Just to kind of generalize things, we're to be salt and light, we're to go out into all the world. I love what Steve said up in Lynchburg, you know, love your neighbor, love your neighbor as yourself.

You know, starting with love the Lord your God, with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and then love your neighbor as yourself. And so we're to share our story, we're not to be ashamed of our story. When's the last time you shared your story? Have you ever shared your story? You know, it is a part of the journey, we just, go read 2 Timothy chapter 1, go read verse 8, don't be ashamed of your testimony, don't be ashamed of your story, and how you came to the old rugged cross, how you came to your moment of salvation, when you surrendered your life to Jesus, and in fact, I just remind us 2 Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17 through 20.

Go read that sometime, I'll just distill it down for you. If you have been reconciled back to the Father, so if you have a salvation story of when you grabbed the old rugged cross, and came to know Christ in a personal way, okay, you're then to go out and share that story. So just as you're reconciled, you are now commissioned to go out and help reconcile others to the foot of the cross, and then I'll take it one step further, I'll take a page out of Patti's book, you're then commissioned to help disciple that person as well.

You know, the thought of that for some people is like, man, I don't have time to do that, when am I going to squeeze that in or fit that in? I'm reminded of when I did a crusade on the island of Zanzibar off the coast of Tanzania many years ago, and 18 people, I remember it like it was yesterday, 18 people responded to the invitation to the altar call, many of them Muslims, many of them men, men. The women got them there, they said, hey, this wrestling guy, this wrestling dude's going to be at the church, and so they came to hear, and one of the testimonies from one of the guys was, I came to meet this wrestler, but instead I met Jesus, and his life was forever changed, and his destiny was forever changed. And I remember the pastor pulled 18 people out of the audience, and positioned each one behind the 18 standing at the altar, and when we got back to his office, I said, what was that all about? And he goes, they are now commissioned and responsible for disciplining that individual for the next year. I went, wow, I mean, I was just like blown away by that.

I'm like, wow, let's try that in America, see how that flies, but hey, anyone going to win this last 8 by 10? Come on, or call in, and with your story, here's the question. Where did Jesus meet Zacchaeus? Did he meet Jericho, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, or Nazareth?

Your answer's in Luke chapter 19, 866-348-7884. Come on, I want another winner winner, winner winner, chicken dinner. I want to give away another autograph 8 by 10 this afternoon, so call on in.

Man, we've had some great calls today, great calls today. Thank you again, just thank you, Patty, up in Indiana, Mexico, over in Toledo, Ohio, Bucksman up in Ohio, Steve up in Lynchburg, Virginia, it's a great call, Skip over in rural Hill, North Carolina, and 866-348-7888 Truth, love to hear your story, and what your role, what role do you play in the bigger story? We know this is the great commission, go out into all the world.

We know we're supposed to share our story. We know we're supposed to help reconcile others back to the foot of the cross, just like we're reconciled to the foot. And, by the way, I'll just mention, since I don't see any callers in the queue, I'll just mention this, it goes on to say that we are ambassadors for Christ. That you and I, we're ambassadors, what do ambassadors do? They go to another nation and represent the nation in which they come from.

Well, guess what? You and I, as Christ followers, we're not representing a nation, we're not representing the US of A, we're not representing Africa, we're not, you know, Tanzania, Zanzibar, we're not representing, you know, Russia or the Soviet Union or any other nation. You know what you and I represent? Yeah, I'm going to let you think about that for a moment. As an ambassador, who do we represent?

Well, I'll help you out. We represent the kingdom of God. This place is not our home. He left, Jesus left to prepare a place for you and I, one day we will leave this place and adjourn and head ultimately for eternity to heaven. Until that time, we are ambassadors for Christ, we are to go out into all the world and represent Christ and re-present Christ. So not only are we to represent Christ, we are to re-present Christ to the world. All right, just a couple minutes left.

Anyone going to win this 8x10? Where did Jesus meet Zacchaeus? In Jericho, the Decapolis, Jerusalem or Nazareth, Luke chapter 19. That's the wee little man, right? Isn't that the old children's song or something?

Was that the wee little man as he come down out of the Sycamore tree or something like that? I don't know. Somebody probably knows, I don't know.

You can call in real quick and give me the answer to that and I'll still send you the 8x10. If that's the little Sunday school jingle, call in and let me know. 866-34-TRUTH, 866-348-7884, TwoTalkLive, your host, Nikita Koloff. One more time, go download the Truth app if you haven't done that yet. If you get a chance, go listen to the Man Up show with yours truly or Q&A with Koloff.

If you'd like to be on Q&A with Koloff, go to koloff.net. Send me a direct message, email me and say, hey, I'd love to be on your show. You get the opportunity to ask me some questions. Like on the Man Up show, I'm always asking the questions. On Q&A, you get to ask me some questions. Maybe some things that have been, you've always wondered about professional wrestling or maybe my own personal journey or where I grew up or how I grew up. Lots of things we could talk about and the fix is in.

The fix is in. In the beginning, in the beginning, he created time. Right, Patty? In the beginning, he created time. He set the world in motion, created the world, set it in motion, placed you and I on it and then gave us a role to play in the bigger story. What's your role? If you haven't figured that out yet, I hope you'll ponder this show today and give some serious thought, maybe some prayer and some fasting and specifically what your role is.

What part do you play? Can I just tell you, your life matters. Your life matters. And go out today and make a difference in somebody else's life. Appreciate you tuning in to Truth Talk Live. You guys are so faithful. We appreciate you more than you will ever know. No third winner today, but maybe next time we'll give that third autograph photo away. God bless you.

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